FIMUCITÉ, in its 19th edition, dedicated to Italy, its historical and cultural legacy, presents an unforgettable journey through the great scores of Italian cinema: CINEMA e PARADISO (Cinema and Paradise). A clear nod to Tornatore's legendary film and the fact of celebrating these great soundtracks in Tenerife, our paradise. This marvellous programme will cover great successes of Italian cinematography, through its most outstanding soundtracks and masters, including Ennio Morricone, author of more than 500 soundtracks, with titles such as “The Mission”, “Cinema Paradiso” or “Once Upon a Time in America”. Nino Rota, remembered for his collaborations with Federico Fellini, from which came the scores for “La Dolce Vita”, or “Amarcord”, and author of the music for Francis Ford Coppola's “The Godfather”; Nicola Piovani, Oscar winner for “Life is Beautiful” and Luis Bacalov, author of the Oscar-winning “The Postman (and Pablo Neruda)”, among others. Our festival will be honoured to have the stellar presence of the legendary Pino Donaggio, cult composer of the director Brian de Palma.

FIMUCITÉ presents the concert “CINEMA e PARADISO”, in collaboration with the Roma Film Music Festival, with the support of the City Council of La Laguna, the Organismo Autónomo de Actividades Musicales de La Laguna and the Mutua Tinerfeña. The concert will be performed by soloists from the Orchestra Italiana del Cinema, an ensemble conducted by Ennio Morricone, together with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Tenerife and the star performance by Héctor Ulises Passarella, one of the best bandoneon players in the world, original soloist on the soundtrack of “The Postman (and Pablo Neruda)”.